Life is not a check-list of acquisition or achievement.

What's life without a little risk?

It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices.

We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are.

Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.

It is our choices... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.

The world is full of wonderful things you haven't seen yet. Don't ever give up on the chance of seeing them.

There is an expiry date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction; the moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.

Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart!

Twilight fell: The sky turned to a light, dusky purple littered with tiny silver stars.

I'd like to somehow find the courage to be on the outside who I am on the inside.

Welcome to Hollywood. Here you can be whatever you want! That's the secret of American success! Fake it till you make it!

What is gone is gone and will not come back. When the earth swallows, it swallows forever and we are left to stumble along feeling the absences. These are our burdens.

I also smoked two cigarettes, which was pretty good considering I could have smoked five if I'd really tried.

Distrust any enterprise that requires new clothes.

I'm only interested in winning ball games and I can't be worrying about whether the sun's out or the moon's out.

When I was a kid, I was very much interested in magic and science. They fueled interest in one another.

You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

Saying no to loud people gives you the resources to say yes to important opportunities.

What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.